General Teaching Assistant

We have an exciting role on offer within our Community Learning service as a General Teaching Assistant.

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This post is a key function within the Community Learning Service part of Middlesbrough Council.  The purpose of this post is to assist and support teaching within the post 16 Provision at Community Learning’s Lingfield College.

  The successful applicant will:

• Support the teacher in managing the pupils and classroom.
• Establish good relationships with pupils and support their personal needs around the implementation of personal programmes.
• Promote the inclusion and interaction of all pupils and engage in activities.
• Provide IAG to learners.
• Promote Health and Wellbeing and comply with all practices and policies including Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Prevent Duty, Learner Support and Equality and Diversity.

We offer a fun and supportive working environment with a good team ethos.   The Community Learning Service was inspected in November 2024 and was rated good with areas of outstanding. This post offers a real opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives.

Please note, this is a fixed term vacancy until 31st October 2026, Term Time Only.

If this is you, this may be the opportunity you are looking for!

In return we can offer:

• Generous leave entitlement with an option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
• Excellent pension plus top-up options.
• Staff networks run by our staff for our staff.
• Flexible working (dependent on job role).
• Electric car lease scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee benefits portal including Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff lottery.
• Travel and car parking schemes.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Fantastic career progression opportunities and lots more!

If you would like to talk through this opportunity further, please contact Ali Riley on  ali_riley@middlesbrough.gov.uk.

The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We operative a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.